瘸 qué
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
瘸
qué
to limp; lame
Character
Example phrases
- 他的腿虽然有点瘸，但走上讲台时依然显得从容而坚定。 Tā de tuǐ suīrán yǒudiǎn qué, dàn zǒu shàng jiǎngtái shí yīrán xiǎnde cóngróng ér jiāndìng. Although his leg was a little lame, he still appeared calm and resolute when he walked onto the platform.
- 爷爷腿受伤以后，走路就慢慢地瘸了。 Yéye tuǐ shòushāng yǐhòu, zǒulù jiù mànmàn de qué le. After grandpa injured his leg, he started to limp when he walked.
- 那只小狗瘸了一条腿，还是很活泼。 Nà zhī xiǎo gǒu qué le yī tiáo tuǐ, háishì hěn huópō. That little dog has one lame leg, but it's still lively.
Related words
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- 口吃 kǒuchī to stutter; stammer
- 上瘾 shàngyǐn to become addicted; to get hooked
- 聋 lóng deaf
- 精神病 jīngshénbìng mental illness; psychiatric disorder
- 屎 shǐ faeces; excrement
- 麻痹 mábì to paralyse; numb; to lull into carelessness
- 尿 niào urine; to urinate
- 伤势 shāngshì condition of an injury; severity of wounds
- 脉搏 màibó pulse; rhythm
- 伤残 shāngcán to be injured and disabled; disability from injury
- 麻木 mámù numb; insensitive; indifferent